Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pachypanchax patriciae (Pachypanchax patriciae), recorded as Endangered
Pachypanchax patriciae (Pachypanchax patriciae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Pachypanchax patriciae

Pachypanchax patriciae

Pachypanchax patriciae is a ray-finned fish in the family Aplocheilidae (order Cyprinodontiformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pachypanchax patriciae
Taxonomy
Cyprinodontiformes · Aplocheilidae · Pachypanchax

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Madagascar where it occurs in the basins of the Mananjeba, Mahavavy du Nord, Ifasy, Manehoko, and Ampandra rivers in the north west of the island.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

This species appears to feed mainly the adults and nymphs of terrestrial insects and on the larvae of aquatic insects and its most important predators are fish-eating birds and dragonfly nymphs.

In crisis

It may, even so, be threatened by introduced alien fishes in some areas.

Pachypanchax patriciae is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pachypanchax patriciae, Wikidata item Q309831. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Pachypanchax patriciae?
Pachypanchax patriciae is a ray-finned fish in the family Aplocheilidae (order Cyprinodontiformes).
What is the conservation status of Pachypanchax patriciae?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pachypanchax patriciae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pachypanchax patriciae live?
It is endemic to Madagascar where it occurs in the basins of the Mananjeba, Mahavavy du Nord, Ifasy, Manehoko, and Ampandra rivers in the north west of the island.
Why is Pachypanchax patriciae in crisis?
It may, even so, be threatened by introduced alien fishes in some areas.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pachypanchax patriciae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pachypanchax patriciae a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.